Michael Dell
Michael Saul Dell (born February 23, 1965) is an American billionaire businessman and investor. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies, one of the world's largest technology infrastructure companies.
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| Born | Michael Saul Dell February 23, 1965 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Texas (dropped out) |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, investor, philanthropist |
| Known for | Founder of Dell Technologies Inc. Founder of MSD Capital |
| Title | Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies Inc. Chairman of VMware |
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Susan Lynn Lieberman
(m. 1989) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Adam Dell (brother) |
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He is the 15th richest person in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with a net worth of $80 billion as of December 2023. As of October 2023, according to Forbes, approximately $50 billion of his net worth was derived from his 50% stake in Dell and 40% stake in VMWare, with the rest being held by his family office DFO Management.
In January 2013 it was announced that he had bid to take Dell Inc. private for $24.4 billion in the biggest management buyout since the Great Recession. Dell Inc. officially went private in October 2013. The company once again went public in December 2018.